Mátta-Várjjat

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈmaːtta-ˌvaːrjjah(t)/

Proper noun

Mátta-Várjjat

2. Sør-Varanger (a municipality of Norway)

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative	Mátta-Várjjat
Genitive	Mátta-Várjjaga
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Mátta-Várjjat	—
Accusative	Mátta-Várjjaga	—
Genitive	Mátta-Várjjaga	—
Illative	Mátta-Várjjagii	—
Locative	Mátta-Várjjagis	—
Comitative	Mátta-Várjjagiin	—
Essive	Mátta-Várjjagin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person Mátta-Várjjagan Mátta-Várjjageamẹ Mátta-Várjjageamẹt 2nd person Mátta-Várjjagat Mátta-Várjjageattẹ Mátta-Várjjageattẹt 3rd person Mátta-Várjjagis Mátta-Várjjageaskkạ Mátta-Várjjageasẹt

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland